Washboard.



N 878 947. PATBNTBD FEB. 11 1908.

H. J. GILBERT.

WASHBOARD. APPLIOATIOH FILED MAY 12. 1905.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. Q

HENRY J. GILBERT, OF SAGINAW, MICHlGAN, ASSIGNOR TO NATIONAL WASH BOARD COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF WEST VIRGINIA.

WASHBOARD Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 11, 1908.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY J. GILBERT, a citizen of the -United States, residing at Saginaw, in the county of Saginaw and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Washboards; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,

clear, and exact description of the invention, 1 I

in Fig. (3) the soap is adapted to be sup such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention is an improvement in wash boards and relates more particularly to soap receptacles attached to wash boards.

My invention is a tilting soap holder and drainer for wash boards, whereby a bar of soap is supported and drained, and air is permitted to circulate around the bar to dry it. By this means the surface of the bar is prevented from softening and a considerable saving of soap is effected. The soa receptacle may be tilted out away from the wash board so the surfaces of the holder, both front and back are accessible for cleaning as is also that part of the wash board behind the soap holder.

My improvements are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of a wash board with the improvement attached, showing in dotted lines the tilted osition of the soap holder. Fig. 2 is an en arged vertical section of the holder taken on the line m-w of Fig. 1, showing the holder pivoted at its bottom. Fig. 3 is a modified view showing the holder pivoted at its top.

The improved soap holder may be attached to a wash board of any suitable construction, but for the purpose of illustration, I have selected the wash board shown in Fig. 1, Where (1) is the rubbing surface, (2) (2) are the side rails, (3) is the metal back, the lower end (3*) of which is so shaped that drip from the soap cake 6 is carried to the rubbing surface (1).

The soap holder consists in a plate bent rearwardly and upwardly in substantially L-shape, having draining and ventilating perforations (4 The holder (4) is pivoted to the side rails (2) and may be tilted out from the back of the board as shown by The back (4) of the holder when in its normal position is spaced from the back (3) of the board, permitting air circulation between. The edges bein of the back (4) are preferably bent to form flanges (4) that not only stiffen the plate, but space the plate from the back and also provide smooth edges for the plate.

In the form shown in Figs. (1) and (2) the soap cake (6) is supported on the rearwardly extending portion of the plate near its pivotal connection with the board, whereas,

ported on the outwardly flanged lower end of the plate (4).

To clean the soap holder and the plate (3) back of it,'it is only necessary to tilt the holder down into the position shown in Fig. 1, if the holder is pivotally mounted at its lower edge, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2; or to turn the holder up if pivoted at its upper edge, as shown in Fig. 3.

I also provide a suitable spring (5) at the pivoted end of the holder to keep it in place, and to restore it to the normal position after tilted.

W at I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is as follows,

1. The combination with the back and side rails of a wash board, of a soap-holder, comprising a pivotally mountedplate extending first rearwardly toward the back in a plane approximately perpendicular thereto and thence upwardly in a plane approximately parallel with the back, the plate provided with perforations in the upwardly extending portion.

2. The combination with the back and side rails of awash board, of a soap-holder comprising a pivotally-mounted plate extending rearwardly toward the back and thence upwardly in a plane approximately parallel with the back. 1

3. The combination with the back and side rails of a wash board, of a soap-holder, comprising a pivotally mounted yieldingly pressed plate, extending first rearwardly to- Ward the back in a plane substantially perpendicular thereto, and thence upwardly substantially parallel with the back, the plate provided with perforations, said upwardly extending part being normally spaced apart from the back.

4. The combination with a wash board, of a soap-holder comprising an angular plate, one edge of which is pivotally secured to the wash board, the body portion of the plate normally lying parallel with the board, the longitudinally extending free end of the plate normally adapted to engage the back of the wash board.

5. The combination with a wash board, of a soap-holder comprising an angular plate, one end of which is pivotally secured to the Wash board, the body portion of the plate normally lying parallel with the board, the free end of the plate being inwardly flanged, the flange normally adapted to engage the back of the wash board to retain the body portion of the plate apart therefrom.

6. The combination with a wash board comprising a rubbing surface, and a back stationary therewith, the lower end of which back leads to and connects with the rubbing surface, of a soap holder pivotally supported in front of the back, and a retractile spring engaging the soap holder to normally retain the holder in approximate parallelism with the back of the board.

7. The combination with a wash board,

of a spring-actuated soap-holder comprising a plate normally extending substantially parallel with the back of the board when in use, a cylindrical bead formed along one longitudinal edge of the plate and journaled at its ends in the board, and means projecting outward from the plate to receive and support the soap.

8. The combination with a wash board, of a soap holder pivotally connected thereto, the body portion of the holder adapted to normally lie in approximate parallelism with the back of the board and having a shelf projecting at an angle from the body portion to receive and support the soap.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

' HENRY J. GILBERT. Witnesses:

ARNOLD BOUTELL, M. B. MoLELLAN. 

